Window screen for automobile doors



1931- E. Ti PousHA ET AL 1,837,135

WINDOW SCREEN FOR AUTOMOBILE DOORS Filed July 16, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1gwuemtoq E. TPouaha' DanieZ-Maasei Dec. 15, 1931.

E. T. POUSHA ET AL 1{337,135

WINDOW SCREEN FOR AUTOMOBILE DOORS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 16, 19513 EETPouaha panielflfassei Patented Dec. 15, 1931 PATENT OFFICE EDWARDT. POUSHA AND DANIEL ILASSEI, OF MONROE, MICHIGAN WINDOW SCREEN FORAUTOMOBILE DOORS Application filed July 16, 1981.

This invention relates to window screens, and has for one of its objectsto provide a novel device of this character which shall be especiallyadapted for automobile doors, and which shall be adapted to be easilyand quickly inserted in the window opening of an automobile door andsecured therein in such manner as to prevent it from rattling andbecoming accidentally displaced.

The invention has for a further object to provide a window screen whichshall be adapted to be secured within the window opening in such manneras not to interfere with the raising or lowering of the glass panel ofthe window.

To attain the foregoing and other ob ects, the nature of which willappear as the description proceeds, the invention comprehends theprovision of a window screen which shall be adapted to be positioned inthe window opening at one side of the path of movement of the windowpanel. and which shall embody retaining elements adapted to engage inthe felt strip receiving recesses in the side walls of the windowopening.

The invention further comprehends the provision of a window screen whichshall be provided at its upper, lower and one end edge with cushionedflanges adapted to contact with the upper and lower walls and one sidewall of the window opening, which shall be provided at said end thereofwith a fixed retaining element adapted to engage in the felt stripreceiving recess of said side wall, which shall be provided at the otherend thereof with a channeled member slidably receiving a bar carrying amovable retaining element adapted to engage in the felt strip recess inthe other side of the window, and which shall embody a spring normallyholding the movable retaining element in active position beyond thechanneled member.

The invention is hereinafter more fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is asectional view of an automobile door equipped with a window screenconstructed in accordance with our invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged Serial No. 551,279.

scale taken on the horizontal plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the vertical plane indicated bythe line 33 of Figure 1.

igure 4 is a View partly in elevation and partly in vertical section ofa fragmentary portion of the window screen.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on a plane extending horizontallythrough portions of the window screen and door with the movableretaining element of the screen in retracted position, and

Figure 6 is an elevational view of fragmentary portions of the mainframe, wire cloth and clamping frame of the window screen.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 1 designates the upper portion ofan automobile door of conventional construction. 2 designates the windowopening of the door 1, 3 the glass panel of the window, and 4 and 5 thechanneled felt strips of the window. The strips 4 are recessed in theside walls of the window opening 2 and slidably receive the 7edgeportions of the panels 3, and the strip 5 is recessed in the topwall of the window opening and receives the upper edge portion of thepanel when the latter is in closed position. The door 1 is equipped withmeans through the medium of which the panel 3 may be raised and lowered.This means is not shown for the reason that the construction andoperation thereof are well understood by those skilled in the art.

The window screen, which is generally designated 6, is substantiallyequal in length to the distance between the side walls of the windowopening 2, and is substantially equal in height to the distance betweenthe upper and lower walls of the window opening. The screen 6 comprisesa main frame 7 a wire cloth panel 8 and a clamping frame 9. The frames 7and 9, which are each of one piece construction and which may be madefrom any light sheet metal suitable for the purpose, are of openformation and are of elongated rectangular formation in plan. The frames7 and 9 are similar as to size, and the 10 wire cloth panel 8 is securedto the frame 7 panel 8 is secured.

by the frame 9 which is in turn secured to the frame 7 by bolts 10. Theframe 7 is provided at its outer upper, lower and end edges with flanges11, 12, 13 and 13a, respectively, which are formed integrall with theframe and with each other. The anges 11, 12, 13 and 13a project from theouter side of the frame 7 to which side the wire cloth The flanges ll,12 and 13 are provided at their outer sides with cushions 14 made fromfelt or other suitable material. The frame 7 is provided at its endswith retaining elements 15 and 16 which extend from the upper to thelower edge of the frame and which also extend longitudinally from theframe. The retaining element 15 may be secured or welded in any othersuitable manner to the frame 7, and extends laterally beyond theadjacent flange 13 of the frame. The other flange 13a of the frame isprovided with projections 17 which are equal in length to and extendlaterally beyond this flange to provide a channel 18 in which isslidably mounted a bar 19. The bar 19 carries the retaining element 16to permit it to be readily moved into and out of the channel 18. A leafspring 20 positioned between the flange 13a and the bar 19, and bearingbetween its ends ainst the flange and at its ends against the ar, servesto normally maintain the retaining element in projected or activeposition beyond the channel 18. A pole rod 21 secured to the bar 19 andpassing through an o ening 22 in the flange 13a, and provided wit amilled knob 23, provides means by which the retaining element 16 may beretracted or drawn into the channel 18 a ainst the tension of the spring20. The ar 19 is provided at its outer side with a head 23' made of feltor other suitable material.

The screen 6 is adapted to be inserted in the window opening 2 with itsflanges 11 and 12 in contact with the top and bottom walls of theopening, with its flange 13 in contact with one side of the side wallsof the openin with its bar 19 in contact with the other si e wall of theopening, and with its retaining elements 15 and 16 located between theside felt strips 4 and the adjacent walls of the recesses in which thestrips are located. The beads 14 and 23 which contact directly with thewalls of the window opening 2 prevent the screen from marring the finishof the walls. The distance between the remote vertical edges of theretaining element 15 and the channel 18 is slightly less than thedistance between the side walls of the window opening 2, and theretaining element 16 when fully retracted is located wholly within thechannel 18, with the result that the screen may be readily placed in thewindow opening. The screen 6 is applied with the retaining element 16held retracted, and after the insertion of the retaining element 15 inthe recess receiving one of the felt stri s 4 the retaining element 16is released or movement by the spring 20 into the recess receiving theother felt strip 4. As the upper and lower flanges 11 and 12 contactwiththe upper and lower walls of the window opening 2, as the flange 13and bar 19 contact with one side wall of the o enin and are held incontact therewith by t e spring 20, the screen 6 will not rattle. As theretaining flanges 12 and 13 are engaged with the recesses receiving theside felt strips 4 and held therein by the spring 20 the screen 6 ispositively held against displacement from the window opening 2.

e To remove the screen 6 from the window opening, it is only necessaryto retract the movable retaining element 16 through the medium of thepole rod 21, and thereafter swing the screen in a direction to carry thefixed retaining element out of its recess. The screen 6 is, when inapplied position, located at one side of the window panel 3, and in viewthereof the panel may be raised or lowered without removing the screen.

The size of the screen will depend upon the size of the window openingto which it is to be applied. As it extends from the upper to the lowerwall of the window opening, and from one side Wall to the other of thewindow opening, the screen will positively prevent flies, mosquitoes andother insects from entering the automobile. As the screen does notinterfere with the raising or lowering of the window panel, the lattermay be fully or partly closed or opened depending upon the condition ofthe weather.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it should beapparent that the screen is strongand durable, may be easily and quickly applied to or removed from awindow opening, that it will not rattle and cannot be accidentallydisplaced from the window opening, and that it may be manufactured andsold at a comparatively low cost.

While we have described the principle of our invention, together withthe structure which we now consider the preferred embodiment thereof, itis to be understood that the structure shown is merely illustrative andthat such changes may be made, when desired, as fall within the scope ofthe invention as claimed.

What is claimed is 1. A screen for the window opening of an automobiledoor, comprising a frame, a wire cloth panel secured to the frame, aretaining element fixed to and extending longitudinally from one end ofthe frame, a channeled member secured to the other end of the frame, abar removably mounted in the channel, a second retaining element carriedby the bar for movement therewith longitudinally of the frame into andout of active position, a spring bearing against the bottom wall of thechanneled member and against the bar to normally maintain said secondretaining element in active position, and a member carried by the barand through which the bar may be actuated to move said second retainingelement into inactive position.

2. A screen for the window otpening of an automobile door, comprising arame, a wire cloth panel secured to the frame, a retaining element fixedto and extending longitudinally from one end of the frame, a channeledmember secured to the other end of the frame and extending beyond oneside thereof, flanges secured to the outer edges of the upper and lowersides and to the outer edges of said first end of the frame andextending beyond said side of the frame, a bar mounted in the channeledmember for movement longitudinally of the frame, a second retainingelement secured to the bar for movement therewith into and out of activeposition, a spring bearing against the bottom wall of the channeledmember and against the bar to normally maintain said second retainingelement in active position, and means by which the barmay be actuated tomove said second retaining element into inactive position.

3. A screen for the window opening of an automobile door, comprising aframe, a wire cloth panel secured to the frame, a retaining elementfixed to and extending longitudinally from one end of the frame, achanneled member secured to the other end of the frame and extendingbeyond one side thereof, flanges secured to the upper and lower sidesand said end of the frame and extending beyond said side of the frame, abar mounted in the channeled member for movement longitudinally of theframe, a second retaining element secured to the bar for movementtherewith into and out of active position, a spring bearing against thebottom wall of the channeled member and against the bar to normallymaintain said second retaining element in active position, the retainingelements, the channe ed member and the bar being equal in height to theframe, a pull rod secured to the bar and passing through the bottom wallof the channeled member, and pads secured to the flanges and bar.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures.

EDWARD T. POUSHA. DANIEL MASSEI.

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